The release of a timeline for the Chunxing Corporation’s Used Lead Acid Battery (ULAB) project has triggered community concerns about lead emission monitoring in the Latrobe Valley. The Andrews Government has released documents indicating that construction of the ULAB smelter is scheduled to begin in December 2022, with commissioning set for September 2023. In state…
A Labor dominated committee has handed down an ‘Inquiry into ecosystem decline in Victoria’, recommending the reintroduction of dingoes and the banning of 1080 baits that are used to control pest populations. The report was deemed so removed from reality by the Victorian Nationals that a minority report was developed, addressing the concerns of ignored…
Fresh ABS data has shown Melburnians have abandoned the city in record numbers with metro population falling by 60,500 in the 12 months to 30 June 2021 – a crash of 1.2 per cent in 12 months. The decline is the largest amongst all capital cities in the nation, with Brisbane and Perth growing, while…
The Education Minister has assured Parliament the old school sites of Mooroopna Secondary College, McGuire College and Wanganui Park Secondary College will not be sold off. The news came just two weeks after Deputy Leader of the Nationals Steph Ryan sought a guarantee of that very nature from the Minister. The controversial super school project and amalgamation…
The hypocrisy of State Labor’s cuts to agriculture jobs has been exposed with figures today that the number of spin doctors in the Premier’s personal office nearly outstrips resourcing for Victorian farmers. The Labor Government cut a further 109 jobs from Agriculture Victoria in recent months, from the pool of about 1100 to 1200 staff…